different between reaction vs reactor

English

Alternative forms

• reäction (rare)

Etymology

Old French reaction, from Latin re?cti?, from the verb reag?, from re- (“again”) + ag? (“to act”); more at re-, action; equivalent to react +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?æk??n/
• Rhymes: -æk??n

Noun

reaction (plural reactions)

1. An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.

2. (chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.

3. (politics) Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.
4. (Internet) An icon or emoji appended to a posted message by a user to express their feeling about it.

Synonyms

• reax (journalism jargon)
• rxn (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• Boudouard reaction
• Briggs-Rauscher reaction
• Finkelstein reaction
• overreaction

Related terms

• chain reaction
• mixed reactions
• react
• reactant
• reactionary
• reaction time
• reactor
• reactional

Translations

Anagrams

• actioner, actorine, anoretic, anticore, creation

Interlingua

Noun

reaction (plural reactiones)

1. reaction

Related terms

• reactor
• reager

English

Etymology

react +? -or

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?i?ækt?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i??ækt?/
• Rhymes: -ækt?(?)
• Homophone: reacter

Noun

reactor (plural reactors)

1. A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.

   Synonym: reacter

   Hyponym: respondent

2. (industrial) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
3. (nuclear physics) A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
4. (chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.

Derived terms

• fast reactor
• nuclear reactor

Translations

Anagrams

• Carreto, Cerrato, Creator, acroter, creator

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English reactor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re???k.t?r/
• Hyphenation: re?ac?tor

Noun

reactor m (plural reactoren or reactors)

1. atomic reactor
2. chemical reactor

Derived terms

• kernreactor
• reactorvat

Portuguese

Noun

reactor m (plural reactores)

1. Superseded spelling of reator. (superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and as an alternative spelling in Portugal.)

Romanian

Etymology

From French réacteur.

Noun

reactor n (plural reactoare)

1. reactor

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o?

Noun

reactor m (plural reactores)

1. jet engine
2. rocket engine
3. atomic reactor
4. chemical reactor

Derived terms

• reactor nuclear

Related terms

• reacción